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CD4 T-Cell Count

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 86361

Counts how many CD4 T-cells are present in a measured volume of blood. These are the immune cells that coordinate the body's defenses and the ones that HIV destroys, so the count is a direct measure of how much immune protection a person has left. It reports the CD4 cells on their own rather than alongside other immune cell types.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CD4 T-Cell Count cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$24.55 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$26.92 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $27 to $200Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $51
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $72professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Pennsylvania than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $26.92 · 34th of 51
PA $63.10VT $19.05

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.